Cosmic Kind of Love

 A Cosmic Kind of Love- Samantha Young

Berkley

Release Date: October 18, 2022

Rating: 📚📚📚📚📚

Synopsis: When event planner Hallie Goodman receives party-inspiration material from the bride of her latest wedding project, the last thing she expects to find is a collection of digital videos from Darcy’s ex-boyfriend. Hallie knows it’s wrong to keep watching these personal videos, but this guy is cute, funny, and an astronaut on the International Space Station to boot. She’s only human. And it’s not long until she starts sending e-mails and video diaries to his discontinued NASA address. Since they’re bouncing back, there’s no way anyone will ever be able to see them...right? 

Christopher Ortiz is readjusting to life on earth and being constantly in the shadow of his deceased older brother. When a friend from NASA’s IT department forwards him the e-mails and video messages Hallie has sent, he can’t help but notice how much her sense of humor and pink hair make his heart race.
 
Separated by screens, Hallie and Chris are falling in love with each other, one transmission at a time. But can they make their star-crossed romance work when they each learn the other’s baggage?

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When event planner Hallie accidentally sees video letters to her client from an ex-boyfriend, she knows she shouldn't watch them. But Chris Ortiz isn't just talking about random things- he's an astronaut talking about life on the International Space Station! Hallie feels both guilty and fascinated, and develops a celebrity crush on a man she's sure she'll never meet. She sends a video apology for watching the letters, it bounces back, and she finds herself sending more. It's not like anyone will see them, so where's the harm, right? Except Chris does see them. And becomes attached to Hallie. When they meet in person, sparks fly and he decides to make sure their bond is real by having her plan an event for him- and if they become friends along the way that's great. But how do you turn a relationship like this into something real when each is dealing with baggage they don't know how to handle on their own, let alone together?

A cosmically great romance! Hallie is adorable, funny, smart, and completely relatable. She's a people pleaser used to going out of her way for everyone around her and getting nothing in return, which makes her great at her job but gives her little satisfaction in her personal life. Her divorced parents act like they're still in the middle of the divorce and hurt Hallie while trying to hurt each other. So a safe, kind, celebrity crush might be the best kind of relationship Hallie can have. One that won't hurt her. But the real Chris turns out to be pretty awesome too, and is one of the few people who actively stands up for Hallie. Kind, smart and funny, Chris has done what few others have and is now a bit lost on what to do next- not helped by his overly controlling and overbearing father trying to run his life with no thought of what Chris might want! Each of them are products of their parents in different ways and while they are great people, there are some key things they haven't figured out- like compromise, trust, and relationship communications. Together the chemistry sparks, leaving you smiling with every page, delighting in Chris and Hallie's journey- both together and as individuals.

Samantha Young (Much Ado About You) does another wonderful job creating relatable, complex characters with real and relatable problems, people (not just primary characters) who are full of life and depth, color and spirit, and a story you won't want to put down.

I received an ARC of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review